Articles by Bhrikuti Rai

• Fact-checking Dr Bhattarai’s statements on natural resources, job market and insurgencies Naya Shakti leader Dr Baburam Bhattarai during an interview with News24 TV made statements on Nepal�... Read More
• Minister mentions wrong rainfall data in article Nepal received 44.8 percent of the normal rainfall this winter (October 2015-April 2016) and the tem... Read More
• Harka Gurung’s report did not portray all Madhesis as Indians Sadbhavana Party Chairman Rajendra Mahato has claimed that the “Internal and International Migrati... Read More
• Adhikari’s claim about India-China joint statement incorrect Adhikari claimed the joint statement issued by the Indian and Chinese prime ministers on May 15, 201... Read More
• Oli’s India visit was indeed a state visit In an interview aired on ABC Television last week, former foreign minister Ramesh Nath Pandey claime... Read More
• CIAA chief’s statement on physical infrastructures factually incorrect CIAA chief wrote in Naya Patrika: “Physical infrastructures like roads, administrative buildings, ... Read More
• Hydropower alone may fulfill national power demand in two years Given Nepal’s annual electricity demand increment rate of 7.53 percent, Nepal will require 1493 me... Read More
• Sindhupalchowk: A district in dire straits Over 3,500 people died and around 70,000 families lost their homes after the twin quakes of April 25... Read More
• National Reconstruction Authority gets full shape On January 5, the government gave full shape to the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) by formi... Read More
• Do 22,000 Nepali civil servants receive secret payments from India? Nepal Workers and Peasants Party Chairman Narayanman Bijukchhe has on several occasions claimed that... Read More
• Is the Nepalese Army the most inclusive armed force in the world? On December 15, 2015, Defense Minister Bhim Rawal said that the Nepalese Army is the most inclusive ... Read More
• Exploring energy alternatives Nepal’s present electricity demand: 1291 MW Supply: 770 MW Annual increase in electricity demand: ... Read More
• Will load-shedding end in a year? In his address to the nation on 15 November Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli reiterated his promise to e... Read More
• Chaudhary Group honoring reconstruction pledge; CNI, Golchha Organization make no progress Chaudhary Group has built 700 transitional homes and handed them over to the earthquake victims. Als... Read More
• Readers checking facts When readers themselves take the initiative to check the authenticity of misleading images through i... Read More